New Delhi: Forest officers recently rescued a 9-foot-long King Cobra from a home in Agumbe, Karnataka. A short video shared by field director Ajay Giri shows the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station (ARRS) team arriving at the house and removing the snake, which had hidden inside a bed box in the attic.
The family alerted ARRS after seeing the snake squeeze into the box. Mr. Giri and his team quickly went to the house. They found the snake flicking its tongue, and the two volunteers then put the snake in a bag and removed it from the room.
On August 20, Mr. Giri and his team rescued a 9-foot-long cobra from a school pantry. They found the snake under a table, put it in a bag, and then released it back into the wild.
After using a long tong to rescue the snake, they placed it into a bag.
“We carefully bagged the snake and held an onsite awareness program for the local community. Later, in front of forest department officials, we released the snake back into the wild,” the post with the video stated.
Ajay Giri Shares Cobra Rescue Videos Online
Ajay Giri frequently shares videos on his account showing him rescuing cobras and snakes from homes.
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Many social media users responded to the video, praising ARRS for their “smooth and clean rescue.”
One comment read, “Thank you for your efforts for one of the most misunderstood species!”
Another person praised the forest officer, saying, “The handler is so calm.”
A different remark noted, “This might be a scary scene for the family, but it was rescued very well.”
On August 9, they rescued a 12-foot-long snake that had taken refuge under the hood of a car in the Thattihalla area.
Earlier, an 11-foot-long King Cobra was rescued from a house in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, and released into the wild. The 6.7 kg snake had entered the house while chasing a monitor lizard. Forest officials and snake rescuers safely caught the cobra and returned it to its natural habitat.
